Corporate identity theft threatens Maine businesses

While most Mainers are aware of the dangers of personal identity theft, many business owners remain in the dark about the growing threat of corporate identity theft. The term "business identity theft" describes various fraudulent or unauthorized uses of a company's identity and, according to Dun & Bradstreet, has been reported in at least 26 states. In 2011, the Federal Trade Commission received 503 identity theft complaints based in Maine, many of them involving corporate ident ...